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Test Description: Testing the vocabulary of earthquakes
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the location of the surface of the Earth directly above the origin of an earthquake?
A
s-wave
B
focus
C
epicenter
D
fault line
2) Which type of wave travels the fastest
A
S wave
B
surface or L-wave
C
seismic movement
D
P wave
3) Which type of wave usually causes the most damage?
A
P wave
B
surface or L-wave
C
sinusoidal wave
D
S wave
4) Which scale is most often used by scientists to measure the size of an earthquake?
A
Seismic gradient
B
P wave height
C
Moment magnitude
D
Richter scale
5) What is the name of sea waves triggered by an earthquake?
A
P waves
B
Tidal waves
C
Tsunami
D
L waves
6) What is the name of the origin of an earthquake?
A
epicenter
B
tsunami
C
focus
D
fault line
7) What instrument is used to record an earthquake?
A
pendulum
B
seismograph
C
richtergram
D
MM machine
8) To find the epicenter of an earthquake, what is the minimum number of seismic stations needed?
A
four
B
two
C
one
D
three
9) Which type of wave will appear second on a seismogram?
A
tidal wave
B
P wave
C
surface wave
D
S wave
10) Which type of wave compresses and expands the rock of the crust as it travels?
A
S wave
B
surface wave
C
P wave
D
All waves
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